July 21st, 2020 Update

It is a Council day, and we are having a comparatively light agenda.  There have been a good number of issues, primarily around the pandemic and appropriate strategies for dealing with the continued growth in positive test results.

CORONAVIRUS STATS

Nationally, the CDC reports 3,819,139 cases with 140,630 fatalities.

Utah: 35,012 cases (up 486 from yesterday); 2,109 hospitalizations; 251 deaths (up 4 from yesterday)

Utah County:  6,516 cases (up 116 from yesterday); 313 hospitalizations; 31 deaths (up 1 from yesterday)

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Target and CVS both are mandating masks, Target's new policy will beginning August 1, and CVS implemented theirs yesterday on July 20. 
• Four researchers with varying backgrounds at BYU pored through 130 scientific papers about the costs, benefits and disadvantages of mask-wearing in response to the global pandemic. They were quoted saying "We’re able to now say with a high level of confidence: masks protect people from COVID-19."
• Today is National Junk Food Day, so if you've had a craving, today might be the justification you need to indulge.
• If you want to stay on top of the fires, check out this article. The video is pretty crazy.
• Our very own Parks and Recreation Center has earned the best of state and is featured prominently in community rec magazine. You can read one of the glowing articles here.

PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA

THE MAYOR'S DAY

Today, Mayor Kaufusi:

• Sat as vice-chair on the Covid-19 Economic Recovery Committee
• Attended Council Work meeting
• Participated in the City Council meeting

FUN STUFF

Baseball is back.  However, it is a bit weird to watch with and empty stadium.  This little clip from the Dodgers-Diamondbacks game shows Cody Bellinger's Grand Slam with a bit of fake crowd noise in the background.  But a bit of major league baseball is certainly better than no baseball at all.




That's it for today.  Thanks for all you are doing and how we are keeping our city quality of life high.  And congrats to Scott Henderson, Bryce Merrill and the entire Parks and Recreation team for their being highlighted in their professional publication! 

Wayne